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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Böckstein, Gastein Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

Very nice old fluorite specimen from a famous classic locale in Austria.

Pale green fluorite octahedrons on matrix from Otto Scheck collection.

 

Mineral Data
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Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic